Resistance training and aerobic exercise have been recommended for sarcopenic patients. However, whether balance training would further benefit for sarcopenic patients on the basis of resistance training and aerobic exercise remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of balance training on improving the mobility of elderly patients with sarcopenia. Balance training involves doing exercises that strengthen the muscles that help keep the aged upright, including the legs and core. These kinds of exercises can improve stability and help prevent falls.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
The training to improve balance is to work on the core muscle groups that help to maintain your posture.,and increase muscular strength.
Resistance training is a form of exercise that improves muscular strength and endurance. During a resistance training workout, you move your limbs against resistance provided by your body weight, gravity, bands, weighted bars or dumbbells.
West China Hospital，Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Fall rates
The incidence of falls during the first year of follow-up
Time frame: One year
The change of activities of daily living
Basic activities of daily living (BADL) assessed by Barthel Index
Time frame: 3 Months
The change of usual gait speed
Time frame: 3 months
The change of handgrip strength
Time frame: 3 months
The change of the score of Short Physical Performance Battery
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is an objective assessment tool for evaluating lower extremity functioning in older persons.
Time frame: 3 Months
The change of the score of Timed Up and Go test
The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to measure basic functional mobility and safety with mobility.
Time frame: 3 Months
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